Real Talk With Gary - Real Estate Investing

On this episode Gary chats with good friend and business partner, Broker of Record at Our Neighbourhood Realty, Luiz Lameiras. Luiz shares his incomparable wealth of knowledge from his years in the business, and offers some tips and advice that have NEVER been shared on Real Talk With Gary before! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: Current market conditions Protecting yourself as a buyer Protecting yourself as a...

#160: Lauren Cohen - Investing In the U.S. for Freedom & Sunshine   On this episode Gary chats with Florida-based expert cross-border investor, realtor and lawyer Lauren Cohen. Originally from Thornhill, Lauren moved to the US after her husband was barred from Canada, forcing her to make a life and career-altering decision to emigrate to the US. She now helps setup deals all over the United States...

#159: Rob Chopra - A Real Story About Real Estate Investing On this episode Gary chats with Rob Chopra, an investor he met through social media, whose content was so engaging, Gary reached out to interview him. Rob has done big things and made a few mistakes, and it's time to have him on the show to share all those mistakes, to help other investors avoid them! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: What was the momen...

#158: Christopher Hummell & Quinton Cordick - Straight From The Streets Market Update On this episode Gary chats with friends and fellow Smart Home Choice real estate investment realtors, Christopher Hummell and Quinton Cordick, with a look back at last year's market and what the current conditions are now. Chris & Quinton are frequently on the street, the laptop is open and it's real-time data of...

#157 : Rob Break & Sandy MacKay - Breakthrough To The Life You Want To Live On this episode Gary chats with friends and hosts of the #1 real estate podcast in Canada "The Breakthrough Real Estate Investing Podcast", with Rob Break & Sandy MacKay. Gary was one of their first guests many years ago, and they've come so far since then! They dive into how they got their starts in real estate investing...

#156: Dr. Sandra Miranda - Feeling Like You Again On this episode Gary chats with friend and Ajax-based personal naturopathic doctor, Sandra Miranda. Dr. Miranda has been helping people for over 20 years, including Gary, with many natural remedies as a natural alternative.   Gary is not against modern medicine, but when someone like Dr. Miranda can help you with natural methods, why not? This is a...

#155: Dr. Carlos Yu - Master Your Mind, Master Your Life   On this episode Gary chats with good friend and personal physician, Dr. Carlos Yu. Gary and Dr. Yu both got very vulnerable, opening up to each other, and while this conversation covered many topics, it transcended the traditional doctor/patient interaction. Gary had a few 'aha' moments and some epiphanies and hopes to help others with thi...

#154: Frank Taylor & Jared Shier - War, Inflation & Interest Rates   On this episode Gary chats with good friend, fellow investor and podcaster Frank Taylor, CEO of Frank Taylor Consulting, and Jared Shier, who has a degree in global economics and has been an investor since the age of 13! In this unfiltered podcast Gary, Frank and Jared discuss inflation, how war impacts it, what is the CPI, and j...

#153: Allison McMurter-Hughes - The Hardest Conversation To Have  On this episode Gary chats with friend and lawyer Allison McMurter-Hughes about a topic a LOT of people want to avoid - estate planning. Gary & co-host Christopher Hummel have a deep and important discussion about wills, trusts, probates and estate planning in general. If you have ANY assets, especially real estate assets you SHOULD...

#152: Rachel & Neil - Redefining Rent To Own Investing On this episode Gary chats with long-time friends and Rent To Own investors, Rachel & Neil Oliver from Clover Properties. They began their real estate investing journey in 2009, and so far have done over 600, yes SIX HUNDRED deals, with no signs of slowing down! They chat about their journey, what Rent To Own is and why it works for them (the...

#151: Darren Cabral - How To Move To The USA w/ cohost Sarah Larbi On this episode Gary shares the hosting seat with Sarah Larbi, as they interview investor and entrepreneur Darren Cabral. Darren has spent some times since the pandemic researching the business climate in the US, and deciding if he wants to move there for business and personal reasons. Darren, Sarah and Gary discuss various Visa an...

#150: Kory MacKinnon - Why Everyone Needs A Coach On this episode Gary chats with friend, fellow coach and investor Kory MacKinnon. Kory is a successful investor with many multi unit properties in his portfolio, and has created a successful coaching business. Kory has brought on additional coaches in his circle to assist with coaching new and existing clients. Gary and Kory focus their discussion...

#149: Arun Thakur - Wholesaling & Multi-Family Investing On this episode Gary chats with Arun Thakur, owner of Shanaya Properties, and BUSY investor. They conversed about wholesaling, multi-family investing, flips, and more. Arun's first property was a  5 Plex  in Welland (Impressive! Who does that for their first investment property?), and he's getting crazy cash flow. They also discussed investi...

#148: Wilson & Jessica: How To Invest In Multiple Provinces On this episode Gary chats with Wilson and Jessica Pabon, owners of White North (property) Management, who have only been real estate investors for ONE YEAR, but what they've achieved in a year is truly remarkable! They looked outside the GTA, and bought their first property in London. Their second was more difficult so they expanded thei...

#147: Michael Hopkins: On A Path To Breaking Up With His 9-5 Job On this episode Gary chats with Michael Hopkins, the owner of ELMM Properties. He's working on his second property at the moment, and has been dealing with floods and asbestos removal, not what any investor wants deal with, but he's powering through it chasing the perfect BRRRR. Gary and co-host Quinton Cordick chat with Michael abou...

#146: Jean Paul: The Similarities Between Comedy & Real Estate Investing On this episode Gary chats with Canadian comedian Jean Paul! He's played the biggest stages, TV and Just For Laughs, and drops by Gary's studio for a no-holds-barred convo! Jean Paul shares his upbringing, how stage fright almost derailed his career, bombing and recovering, failures in life, how he moved into Real Estate inve...

#145: Harry James - Live Real Be Real On this episode Gary chats with Harry James, a serial entrepreneur for over 37 years! Restaurants, real estate investing both commercial and residential, financial advisor, real estate development, have led to great successes and great failures, learning along the way. These experiences lead to bouts of anxiety and Harry shares how he was able to overcome this...

#144: Joey Ragona (From The Archives) - How To Break The Freedom Barrier On this never-heard-before show from the archives, Gary chats with one of his First mentors, Joey Ragona. On our show this month I had the opportunity to discuss an important topic with a great friend of mine, Joey Ragona. Joey has done wonders for my business and family life. How? He coached Darlene and I for over 2 years an...

#143: Adrian Ede - How To Live An Abundant Life On this week's show Gary chats with good friend, real estate investor and fellow Our Neighbourhood Realty real estate agent, Adrian Ede. They talked about how Adrian left his steady job, how he always had an interest in investing, his feelings and fear about debt, but that GOOD debt is GREAT, mindset and goal setting and MUCH more in this not-to-be-m...

#142: Dave Dubeau - The Art of Building a Business Around Real Estate Investing On this week's show Gary chats with good friend and seasoned investor and early mentor, Dave Dubeau. They had a wide ranging discussion on raising capital, leaving your 9-5, building a great team, paying experts to do something for you rather than learn it, and MUCH more great advice. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: How you transit...

#141: Ishan & Side Khobare - From New Immigrants to Successful Real Estate Entrepreneurs On this week's show Gary chats with multi-discipline real estate investors, Sidd & Ishan Khobare. The brothers started with house hacking, have invested in student housing, air b&b, single family, multi-family and also dabbled in wholesaling. They are now firmly multi-family for the reasons you'll discover in...

#140: Allan Bell - How To Print Money By Using A Barn On this week's show Gary chats with investor, mortgage agent and private lender, Allan Bell. They took a deep dive in Allan's real estate investing journey, starting with his first investment which turned bad, but was rescued by some creative thinking. Allan is currently converting a barn into a multi family residence, and he also shares some o...

#139: Samuel Spencer - Reviewing The Perfect BRRRR On this week's show Gary chats with investor, investment coach and former mentee Samuel Spencer. Only 1 year ago, Samuel spent some time with Gary in his office, learning the fundamentals of investing. A year later, Samuel has transitioned from condo pre-construction investing and the many mistakes he made, to the   BRRRR strategy. Gary and Samuel...

#138: Alfonso Cuadra - Street Fighting His Way to The Top On this week's show Gary chats with investor and President of hustle at the Cuadra group of companies, Alfonso Cuadra. Alfonso had a difficult upbringing in a 3rd world country, and how Canada is vastly different. They chatted real estate, but mainly how Alfonso has built his companies in Canada, how business has moved to online, and how mi...

#137: Jim Kukral - Life Apocalypse: Legacy, Death, Lifestyle & Life Purpose On this week's show Gary chats with Jim Kukral, a successful entrepreneur, multi-book author, in demand keynote speaker, cancer survivor which caused him to retire from a 25 year career in marketing. This cancer scare caused him to ask himself what he REALLY wanted to do, question his legacy, life purpose, and what kind of...